Rhett

Boy name

Rhett has been given to 36,920 babies in the U.S. since 1917. It peaked in 2021 and currently ranks #188 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Name of a South Carolina family, anglicized from Dutch de Raedt, from Middle Dutch raet (“advice”).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

36,920

Peak year

2021 (2,554 babies)

Rank in 2025

#188 for boys

First recorded

1917

10-year trend

▲ +44%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Rhett.

36,431 babies since 1912

37,518 babies since 1880

37,890 babies since 1880

38,080 babies since 1880

35,662 babies since 1892

35,380 babies since 1918

35,233 babies since 1986

34,998 babies since 1915

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